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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Cadiz
The bishopric of Cadiz is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Seville.
Cadiz (369,382) is the residence of the bishop.
Cadiz was raised by Urban IV to episcopal rank in 1263 at the request of king Alfonso X, a year after its Reconquista on the Moors.
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 CÁDIZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cadiz is in the region of Andalusia and stands on the peninsula of the south of Spain.
Cadiz the city is right on the coast of the Costa de la Luz (the coast of light).Cadiz,the city, boasts the regions most visited protected areas and the rainiest areas in Spain; the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
Cadiz (the city) is estimated to have a population of around 600,000 people although most of these people live in the Bay of Cadiz area and not actually in the city centre.
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 Cadiz City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cadiz City is a 1st class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
The city is 65 kilometers north of Bacolod City.
Sugarcane is grown and milled in the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cadiz_City   (135 words)

  
 Study Spanish in Andalusia Spanish language Courses in Cadiz
Cadiz, capital city of the province of the same name, stands on a 10.58 Km peninsula and has a population of approximately 157,000 inhabitants.
The city is also the administrative centre of the province and has the feel of a capital city without losing its small town touch.
Cadiz is proud to be one of the few cities in the world where inhabitants and visitors enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine per year.
www.spanishincadiz.com /ingles/inglaciudad.htm   (274 words)

  
 Cortijo Cadiz - Costa de la Luz property map
South of the Plaza Catedral is all that remains of medieval Cadiz, the Barrio de Pópulo, whose entrance is marked by a medieval arch.
Cadiz is 35km from the airport at Jerez and 130km from Seville.
Tarifa is 35km from Algeciras and 110km from Cadiz.
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 The City of Cadiz, Andalucia, Southern Spain
Cadiz stands on a peninsula jutting out into a bay, and is almost entirely surrounded by water.
Cadiz was later raided by Sir Francis Drake, in the struggle to gain control of trade with the New World, and managed to withstand a siege by Napoleon's army.
In the early 19th century Cadiz became the bastion of Spain's anti-monarchist, liberal movement, as a result of which the country's first Constitution was declared here in 1812.
www.andalucia.com /cities/cadiz.htm   (440 words)

  
 Listing Projecs
Cadiz City traces its beginning to the establishment of a trading settlement near the bank of the Hitalon River.
Although Cadiz City serves as the transshipment point of goods to Bantayan Island, Cebu, and northern Iloilo province, it has limited economic and employment opportunities due to a monocrop economy; inadequate infrastructure support facilities; and lack of major manufacturing, processing, and port facilities.
Agriculture continues to dominate the use of land in the city despite the effect of reclassification, which gradually decreases the hectarage for agriculture.
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 Cadiz province, villages in the province of Cadiz, Andalucía, Southern Spain
Cadiz province, villages in the province of Cadiz, Andalucía, Southern Spain
Situated on a peninsula, this part of the city is almost completely enveloped by the sea; the town's beach is easily accessible and a mere pebble's throw from the centre.
The skyline is dominated by the cathedral's gilded cupola that appears to shimmer in the incandescent light reflected by the sea.
www.andalucia.com /province/cadiz/home.htm   (422 words)

  
 Cadiz City real estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cadiz, chartered city and important port in the west central Philippines, on the north coast of Negros Island, in Negros Occidental province, facing the Visayan Sea.
Cadiz City, is the future growth center of Negros Occidental.
Cadiz City boosts of its various sectors and features that highlight its beauty and progress including, among others: education sector, resources and agriculture, history and tourism, financial and business community, political system, trade and industry and transportation and communication.
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 Property map of the Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Spain
It is still surrounded by fortified walls, which were built in the 19th century to protect the city from foreign attacks by sea.
It was founded by the Phoenicians in 1100BC who named the city Gaadar, meaning enclosure, a name which was later corrupted to Gades by the Romans, under whom the city flourished.
The busy, cosmopolitan city of Jerez is the largest in the Cádiz province in terms of population with 185,000 inhabitants.
www.property-net-cadiz.com /zones/costa_de_la_luz.html   (3320 words)

  
 www.lakat.net
Cadiz traces its beginning to the establishment of a traditional settlement in a place known as Cadiz Viejo, near the banks of Hitalon River.
On July, 1967, Cadiz was inaugurated as a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 4894 which was passed by Congress on June 17, 1967.
Cadiz City is bounded in the north by the Visayan Sea, in the south by the cities of Silay and Victorias, in the east by the city of Sagay and in the west by the municipality of Manapla.
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 Cádiz - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1587, Sir Francis Drake burned a Spanish fleet in its harbor, and in 1596 the earl of Essex attacked and partly destroyed the city.
During the siege by the French—which Cádiz resisted for two years (1810-12) until relieved by Wellington—the Cortes assembled in the city and issued the famous liberal constitution for Spain (Mar., 1812).
Its 13th-century cathedral, originally Gothic, was rebuilt in Renaissance style; the new cathedral was begun in 1722.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-cadiz.html   (387 words)

  
 Cádiz (Spain): Information on the city Cádiz
The almost island positioning of Cadiz and its location between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean has always kept the city as a major focal point in history.
The city is also the administrative center of the province and has the feel of a capital city without losing its small town touch making it a superb place to practice speaking you newly learned Spainsh with the locals.
In February the oldest city of the West is prepared to live the most intense week on the year, the Week of Carnival.
www.spanishcourses.info /cities/43_cadiz_EN.asp   (1242 words)

  
 Sun.Star Bacolod - Cadiz City now under surveillance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
THE issue on Cadiz City's alleged shabu "talipapa" is not yet over according to Western Visayas Police Director Doroteo Reyes II after a GMA-7 documentary rocked not only the Cadiz City Government but also its police force.
In the case of Cadiz, Balquin admitted that there's shabu trading in the city but that it is not as serious as what the national media has reported.
Cadiz is allegedly one of the trans-shipment areas for the supply of the regulated drug from Cebu City and Manila, the city having wide, open and long seashores.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bac/2006/06/21/news/cadiz.city.now.under.surveillance.html   (609 words)

  
 Cadiz, KY
he city of Cadiz is better known as the east gateway to Lake Barkley, the Land Between The Lakes, and Kentucky Lake on Highway 68/80 via Interstate 24, Exit 65.
Cadiz is governed by a mayor and a six member city council.
Cadiz is also proud to be the home to Lake Barkley State Resort Park, the only four-diamond state park in the nation.
www.campbell.army.mil /cadiz.htm   (1046 words)

  
 spanish in spain, spanish language courses, cadiz, andalusia, gadir
The eighteenth century were years of splendour for the city and have given present-day Cádiz the most well preserved city centre in the whole of Spain, with its beautiful squares, narrow streets, small palaces, stately buildings and an atmosphere which invites you to relax and enjoy yourself.
In this respect, the Roman amphitheatre, the remains of the medieval city walls, the many stone towers of the city and the Oratory of San Felipe Neri (where the first Spanish constitution was drawn up in 1812), remind us that Cadiz, just like good Andalusian wines has a style all of its own.
They are always ready to welcome visitors to the city and to invite them to take part in the many fiestas which take place in it.
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 Cadiz travel guide
On the southern tip of Spain the port city of Cadiz (pronounced CA-deeth) has been active since the days of the Roman Empire when its dancers were famous throughout the Mediterranean region.
Its most prosperous era was in the 18th century and inner Cadiz, built on a peninsula, displays the beautiful architecture of this period.
Cadiz also boasts the liveliest Carnival celebration in Spain (with the possible exception of Tenerife in the Canary Islands).
www.world66.com /europe/spain/andalucia/cadiz   (197 words)

  
 Pictures of Cádiz - Andalucia
Cádiz is supposed to be the oldest city of Europe.
Hercules is said to have founded the city, but it is more probable the Phoenicians did around 1100 BC.
Because the design of the city is mostly from another century (or millennium), this means the wider cars have it difficult here.
www.bamjam.net /Spain/Cadiz.html   (244 words)

  
 Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company
How the city of Cadiz acquired its name is not well documented.
Cadiz was the second town after Hopkinsville to be established in western Kentucky.
The city is in the midst of a major redevelopment project to revitalize and restore the historic downtown area through the Cadiz Renaissance on Main Street project.
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 GoCadiz.com | Naturally FUN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After all these years the important elements of the city and county landscape still remain.
The present day courthouse, completed in 1922 stands today, both serving as a center of county government and a witness to times past.
And yet they remain the basic building blocks of the city and its landscape.
www.gocadiz.com   (108 words)

  
 Melkart - Cadiz - Spanish courses in Andalusia, Spain. History and map of Cadiz
It was founded by the Phoenicians in the year 1.100 B.C., it was occupied by Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths and Muslims and it was an important port for the discovery of America.
The old city, considered to be a historic monument, is partially surrounded by walls.
The city has many beaches: La Caleta beach, in the old part, and La Victoria, Santa María del Mar and Cortadura beaches in the new part of the city.
www.centromelkart.com /english/cadiz-andalusia-spain.html   (241 words)

  
 The Fiestas of Spain : Carnival in Cádiz
Carnival in Cadiz is said to be the third largest Carnival celebration in the world (after Rio de Janeiro and Trinidad).
Cadiz is a quiet and serene city on the Andalusian coast, except when it plays host to Spain's ultimate party.
The fun began in the 17th century when the city of Cadiz tried to keep up with the decadent carnival celebrations in Venice and Genoa.
www.donquijote.org /culture/spain/fiestas/carnaval.cadiz.asp   (465 words)

  
 Discover the sights, food and golf of historic Cadiz - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Although Cadiz lacks the fame so generously endowed on other Spanish cities, it is one of the more distinctive cities int he country.
Cadiz, a port city that controlled Europe's commerce with America in the 18th century, became the first capital of a new, free Spain in the 19th century.
Located on a slim peninsula of land, Cadiz remains an important seaport today and is heavily involved in the shipment of sherry wine, the region's major export.
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 Cadiz Hotels. Cadiz Accommodation Hotel in Spain Discounts
Hotel Occidental Gran Capitan Cadiz is located opposite the train station in the very heart of the city center, and only a few minutes from the historical quarter.
Hotel Occidental Cadiz is set in the most exclusive residential zone in Cadiz surrounded by a garden measuring 45,000 meters square in perfect harmony with nature and a wonderful natural pool space.
The Hotel NH Amistad Cadiz is located in the heart of the historic district next to the Synagogue dating from 1314 and a short stroll from the Mosque.
www.holidaycityeurope.com /cadizhotels   (491 words)

  
 CÁDIZ Hotels, map, streetmap and travel information. SOL Spain On Line
With it’s around three thousand years of history, it is the oldest city of Europe, where Fenicians, Carthagenes, and of course Romans have had their settlements.It is an open port to the Atlantic and it has it's proper beach.
The city of Cádiz has a close relationship with Cuba, due to the continuous traffic from it’s port with the former colony, and there is a surprising similarity between Cádiz and La Habana, reason for which the city was chosen to shoot some scenes of Die another day, the latest James Bond movie.
30 km from the capital we were with the monumental Jerez de la Frontera, city of resistances, that harmonizes between its walls the secular tradition of its warehouses, the horses and the echoes of the flamenco.
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 Intro to Cádiz CADIZ & STRAITS NEWS Cadiz news and information Jimena de la Frontera Cádiz - local news ...
From Cádiz city to the white villages of the Sierra, history oozes from each crack and every corner of these southern lands.
Tartessans and Phoenicians visited this region, the Romans and Visigoths also left their footprints and from 711 onwards it was Muslim territory until Alfonso X The Wise incorporated it into the kingdom of Castilla in the 13th century.
And as if this were not enough, Cádiz, this cosmopolitan and liberal city, was the birthplace of and witness to 'La Pepa', the first Spanish constitution, approved on the 19th of March 1812.
www.cadiznews.co.uk /info2.cfm?info_id=24374   (769 words)

  
 Cadiz Music: Introduction
Cadiz also owns and controls several labels so that can be utilised on behalf of an artist to release singles or albums thus allowing the artist to concentrate on the music / creative whilst Cadiz takes care of business, logistics etc. Releases can be licensed to Cadiz or joint venture deals with the artist. 
Cadiz Music takes its inspiration from the rich history of both Cadiz and Greenwich and is proud to be located at the mouth of Deptford Creek where it meets the Thames, five minutes from the centre of historic Greenwich in South East London.
Cadiz Music enjoys views across the Thames to the commercial centre of Canary Wharf and to the west the river bends round to the city of London.
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 About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cadiz City, a place of lilting, soft sea breeze, gracious people, and dainty sea foods.
We welcome you to visit Cadiz City which ranks second in Western Visayas in terms of fish landing.
The city's economy is dependent on sugarcane farming and commercial deep sea fishing as well as noted for its marine products, especially dried squid and assorted species of dried fish.
www.cadizcity.gov.ph /Mssage.html   (364 words)

  
 CÁDIZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
One section is modern and industrial with wide avenues and promenades which are looking out onto the Atlantic and the other section is an area which contains typical white narrow streets with their small squares and evocative gardens.
• Some sights of Cadiz are the Cathedral of the city, Torre Tavira and the churches of Santa Cruz and San Felipe Neri.
• The squares of the old town of Cadiz are filled with people in the winter and un the spring the focus is on the Paseo Marítimo, which is a huge beach in the new part of the city.
www.cadizproperty.org /living.htm   (259 words)

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